Are we in the death throes of capitalism?

Author Grace Blakeley and economist Diego Zuluaga debate the state of capitalism and whether it's a failing system.

Chinese people will not be intimidated by any threats - People's Daily Online

(Photo from China Daily) The U.S. has signed the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democra

As Top Ministers Turn on Bajaj, It's Clear the Modi Government Doesn't Like Criticism

Top businessman who asked Amit Shah why his government resented criticism is now being accused of acting against the national interest.

These Youth Activists Are Fighting Gerrymandering With Data

"Gerrymandering is not inevitable.”

WTO Shutdown: This Is What Democracy Looked Like

Democracy must be more than one meeting, more than a process, more than a day of action or a tactic. It must include deep deliberation, a commitment to intersectional justice, creative and compassionate shared leadership and governance. .. WTO Shutdown 20-Year Anniversary Series:The Shutdown WTO Organizers History Project and Common Dreams have produced this series of ten people's history accounts and forward-looking lessons from organizers who were in the streets of Seattle in 1999—at the very end of last century

Alberta’s chief electoral officer says removal of election commissioner not impacting investigation

Glen Resler says the ongoing investigations have continued uninterrupted since Lorne Gibson’s removal, though he did not give a timeline for hiring a replacement

Transcript: Has Trump impeachment probe divided the US further?

Read the full transcript of our discussion about the Trump impeachment inquiry and what it means for a polarised nation.

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Forces Score Landslide Win

Hong Kong pro-democracy forces scored a sweeping victory in local elections Sunday that saw a record number of voters deliver a stunning rebuke to Beijing. Opposition candidates won nearly 90 percent of contested seats, according to public broadcaster RTHK.

Studio B, Unscripted: With Elif Shafak and Wole Soyinka

Two writers discuss the rewriting of history, culture wars, multiple identities and the storyteller's duty to speak up.

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Facebook and Google’s pervasive surveillance of billions of people is a systemic threat to human rights

There needs to be a radical transformation of Facebook and Google's surveillance business model as it poses a systemic threat to human rights,

Thai court disqualifies opposition leader Thanathorn as MP

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit still faces a criminal charge of sedition for allegedly aiding protesters in 2015.

EU court questions legality of Poland's judicial reforms

Poland's Supreme Court must now decide whether a body overseeing judges is politically independent.

Laos: Democracy Activists Arrested

(New York) – The Lao government should immediately release political activists arrested for planning a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Vientiane.

Trump grants clemency to troops in three controversial war crimes cases

POTUS intervenes in the cases of two Army officers and a Navy SEAL.

Black Pigeon Speaks

CAESARISM: The Decline of the West

The Perfectly Legal Ways Foreign Powers Subvert US Democracy

Foreign powers have ample ability, through their lobbyists, to directly influence congressional legislation. They also have at least three indirect, perfectly legal avenues for trying to shift U.S. foreign policy in their favor: think tanks, the media, and academia... Foreign influence in America is the topic du jour. From the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s request that a foreign power investigate a political opponent to the indictment of associates of his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, for illegally funneling foreign money into U.S. elections, the nation has been transfixed by news of illegal foreign influence in the political process.

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Violence is the Supreme Authority From Which All Other Authority is Derived

V Hongkongu přituhuje a zraněných přibývá. Demonstrantům pomáhají lékaři v utajení

Podle místního tisku prožívá Hongkong nejvážnější krizi od konce britské správy. Střety mezi protestujícími a bezpečnostními silami neustávají. Zásadní úlohu tak hraje skupina dobrovolných záchranářů, která se skrytě organizuje a pomáhá zraněným přes mobilní telefon, ale také přímo na ulici.

Amazon's electioneering in Seattle is more evidence that capitalism and democracy are incompatible

Amazon's tiny investment in PACs will make at least one-third of Seattle's city council into their lackeys

Why do countries with more democracy want less of it?

A study questions the notion that support for representative government increases with time

How meritocracy harms everyone — even the winners

A new book challenges one of our most persistent illusions.

(PDF) Trends in Nonviolent Resistance and State Response: Is Violence Towards Civilian-based Movements on the Rise?

PDF | Nonviolent mass movements are the primary challengers to governments today. This represents a pronounced shift in the global landscape of dissent.... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

Republicans Yell That Democrats Are Doing Impeachment 'Soviet-Style,' Which Would Be News to Stalin

Steve Scalise rolls out one of the silliest lines yet.